Annual Distribution of Mental Health in Australia

National Mental Health Commission, Contributing lives, thriving communities – Report of the National Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services, 30 November 2014, Summary, p. 8. Cited in https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Fourth%20Interim%20Report/c02

Comparing the Costs

Claims for psychological injury are disproportionately higher in cost and duration than physical claim costs.

Australian Government Comcare 2016, Psychological Injury and Performance, Comcare, https://www.comcare.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/134315/Psychological_Injury_and_Performance_PDF,_661_KB.pdf
Australian Government Comcare 2016, Psychological Injury and Performance, Comcare, https://www.comcare.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/134315/Psychological_Injury_and_Performance_PDF,_661_KB.pdf
Safework Australia Website 2019 - Mental Health, Snapshot of mental Health Conditions https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/topic/mental-health

Comparing the Costs

Claims for psychological injury are disproportionately higher in cost and duration than physical claim costs.

Australian Government Comcare 2016, Psychological Injury and Performance, Comcare, https://www.comcare.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/134315/Psychological_Injury_and_Performance_PDF,_661_KB.pdf

Productivity and Absenteeism

  • Wages paid to absent employees
  • High-cost replacement workers
    (overtime pay for other employees and/
    or temporary workers)
  • Administrative costs of managing absenteeism
  • Poor quality of goods/services resulting from overtime fatigue or understaffing
  • Reduced productivity
  • Excess manager time (dealing with discipline
    and finding suitable employee replacements)
  • Safety issues (inadequately trained employees
    filling in for others, rushing to catch up after
    arriving as a replacement, etc)
  • Poor morale among employees who have to
    “fill in” or do extra work to cover
    absent coworkers
Forbes Media LLC 2013, The Causes and Costs of Absenteeism in the Workplace, 10 July 2013, Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/investopedia/2013/07/10/the-causes-and-costs-of-absenteeism-in-the-workplace/#2e84845e3eb6

Direct Costs

  • Wages paid to absent employees
  • High-cost replacement workers
    (overtime pay for other employees and/
    or temporary workers)
  • Administrative costs of managing absenteeism

Indirect Costs

  • Poor quality of goods/services resulting from overtime fatigue or understaffing
  • Reduced productivity
  • Excess manager time (dealing with discipline
    and finding suitable employee replacements)
  • Safety issues (inadequately trained employees
    filling in for others, rushing to catch up after
    arriving as a replacement, etc)
  • Poor morale among employees who have to
    “fill in” or do extra work to cover
    absent coworkers

Modelling on Return on Investment

We will work with you to optimise your workplace health and safety strategy and model an accurate ROI based on your intervention and key metrics. However, the following gives
your some approx expectations.

PWC (2014) modelled various initiatives to facilitate better mental health in Australian workplaces which it estimated would deliver an average return to employers $2.30 for every $1.00 invested.

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2014, Creating a mentally healthy workplace. Return on investment analysis, PwC https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/default-source/resources/beyondblue_workplaceroi_finalreport_may-2014.pdf

Similarly, KPMG and Mental Health Australia (2018) estimated a return to Australian employers which ranged from $1.30 to $4.70 for every $1.00 invested

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2014, Creating a mentally healthy workplace. Return on investment analysis, PwC https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/default-source/resources/beyondblue_workplaceroi_finalreport_may-2014.pdf

PWC (2014) modelled various initiatives to facilitate better mental health in Australian workplaces which it estimated would deliver an average return to employers $2.30 for every $1.00 invested.

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2014, Creating a mentally healthy workplace. Return on investment analysis, PwC https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/default-source/resources/beyondblue_workplaceroi_finalreport_may-2014.pdf

Similarly, KPMG and Mental Health Australia (2018) estimated a return to Australian employers which ranged from $1.30 to $4.70 for every $1.00 invested

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2014, Creating a mentally healthy workplace. Return on investment analysis, PwC https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/default-source/resources/beyondblue_workplaceroi_finalreport_may-2014.pdf

Our promise: Beyond Awareness

Aspect Group goes beyond awareness. Our expanded offering includes scalable online mental health courses and workplace tools that build individual resilience, prevent burnout and contribute to psychologically healthy workplace cultures. Our team focuses on delivering a return on investment for organisations, combined with an exceptional, impactful learning experience for participants.

Aspect Group | One provider under one roof

We offer incredible value with our full suite of organisational psychology services. Aspect group now provides everything from strategic advisory, psychometric assessments for talent selection, leadership development and coaching and workplace mental health courses. We also offer our mental health courses online so that you can support your people wherever they are.

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Aspect was our preferred choice to deliver a holistic mental health program due to their ability to develop programs specifically for the need of the business. Aspect takes a proactive, professional, and very down-to-earth approach to developing and delivering mental health programs, placing the company’s and the employees’ needs at the centre of the program.

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Michael Baker, Occupational Therapist

“I took a lot out of the session and can comfortably approach someone that is struggling as well as know the signs for myself.”

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Understanding Mental Health Participant, CPA Australia

“I found the training really helpful, particularly on how to de-escalate conflict. I think it will also help me support my colleagues and know my boundaries. Thank you!”

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Mental Health on the Frontline Participant, Lost Dog’s Home

“Aspect’s online training programs are a cost effective way to reach all our employees. We’ve made mental health training compulsory because we see it as being equally important as health and safety.”

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Health and Safety Advisor, South East Water

The mental health workshops delivered by the Apect team have been nothing short of transformative for our workforce.

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Dr Julia Verena Stinshoff. Senior Medical Officer